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Improving on the amazing: Ames Laboratory scientists seek new conductors for metamaterials

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have designed a method to evaluate different conductors for use in metamaterial structures, which are engineered to exhibit properties not possible in natural materials. The work was reported this month in Nature Photonics.

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Magnet research makes New York Times

New York Times reporter Jim Witkin writes about efforts to develop new types of magnets for use in hybrid and electric vehicles, including research by Ames Lab senior metallurgist Bill McCallum who is working to develop a rare-earth magnet that uses more abundant cerium in place of neodymium. McCallum's work is being funded through a recent grant by ARPA-E, the Department of Energy's advanced research agency.

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Ames Lab featured on PBS NOVA special, Hunting the Elements

Ames Laboratory and several of its scientists were in the spotlight as the PBS television series NOVA aired a two-hour special, “Hunting the Elements,” on Wednesday, April 4. Here, Ames Lab senior physicist Paul Canfield explains some of the properties of rare earth elements.

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